Religious
Violence

Islamic State is teaching terror to the
junior jihadis (The Courier-Mail,
Brisbane) Feb 23 - ISLAMIC State terrorists have opened a ­“junior jihadi” training camp
teaching young recruits how to fight, and new schools for English-speaking kids
which may service the five children of notorious Sydney terrorist Khaled
Sharrouf.

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Iraq statue-smashing sparks outrage,
heritage fears (The West
Australian) Feb 27 - Baghdad (AFP) - A video of jihadists in Iraq gleefully smashing
ancient statues to pieces with sledgehammers sparked global outrage and fears
Friday that more of the world's oldest heritage will be destroyed.

Also:
U.N. condemns Islamic State's 'barbaric
terrorist acts' in Iraq Feb 28 - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on
Friday condemned what it described as the latest "barbaric terrorist
acts" in Iraq by Islamic State militants, including the destruction of
priceless religious and cultural artifacts.

Islamic State under pressure as Kurds seize
Syrian town (The West Australian)
Feb 27 - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish forces dealt a blow to Islamic State by
capturing an important town on Friday in the latest stage of a powerful
offensive in northeast Syria, a Kurdish militia spokesman said.

Teacher denies influencing Canadian teens
headed to Syria (Brisbane Times)
Feb 28 - Montreal: A Muslim teacher once jailed by Canada as a security threat
denied on Friday he had radicalised Canadian teens believed to have headed to
Syria to fight with Islamic State, saying his school had had only brief contact
with one of the six students.

Islamic State executioner Jihadi John feared
he was a ‘dead man walking’ (The
Courier-Mail, Brisbane) Mar 1 - A BRITISH man identified in reports as the Islamic State executioner
known as “Jihadi John” feared he was a “dead man walking” after run-ins with
security services before fleeing to Syria to begin his reign of terror, email
exchanges with a journalist claim.